Testimony of Healing February 9, 1998 Issue

Injuries from a fall quickly overcome

Barbara L. Kennedy

Recently I assisted my husband as he replaced lamps in the dome of our branch church building. To do this one must climb a ladder to a loft leading to the attic above the dome ceiling. As I stepped on the top rung of the wooden ladder to come down, the step gave way and I fell onto the hard floor. The ladder crashed down on me, gouging my face in several places.

Hearing the crash, my husband came from the attic to the loft area. Without the ladder, however, he could not get down to help me. To relieve his concerns and to counteract my own fears I declared loudly, "I am all right!" and vigorously began to pray, silently affirming my oneness with God, the source of my being. With strong and loving encouragement from my husband, I managed to sit up.

The church custodian who was working in the building at the time heard my call and came. She lifted the ladder from me and helped to get my husband down from the loft. I made my way down the flight of stairs (supported by the handrail) and into the elevator. After we reached ground level, my husband helped me to a chair. There he washed my face, and I continued to replace fears with facts I knew about my true, spiritual identity as the unfallen child of God. Within an hour I was able to walk unassisted to the car to go home.

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